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Tips and Tricks: Submitting Like a Pro

Posted by Cincinnati Review | May 14, 2020 | Submission Trends and Tips

Whether you’re new to submitting to literary journals or you’re a seasoned submitter, it’s always nice to have a refresher on how to professionalize your submission.

miCRo: “Putting in the Seed” by Julie Cadman-Kim

Posted by Cincinnati Review | May 13, 2020 | miCRo

In Julie Cadman-Kim’s “Putting in the Seed,” plot and character take a back seat to imagery.

miCRo: “Dodge” by Abbie Kiefer

Posted by Cincinnati Review | May 6, 2020 | miCRo

In this prose poem, Kiefer distills the moment to its crux, implying but leaving the larger implications unsaid.

miCRO: “Lessons in Loss” by Misha Rai

Posted by Cincinnati Review | Apr 29, 2020 | miCRo

Misha Rai’s “Lessons in Loss” echoes emotions what many of us might be feeling during this time, amid isolation, loss, tragedy. She, however, explores a different type of pandemic, one that’s ongoing, with no cure or saving in sight.

In Memoriam: Eavan Boland

Posted by Cincinnati Review | Apr 28, 2020 | Editors' Dispatches

When The Cincinnati Review printed its first issue sixteen years ago, we included a list of prominent poets and writers who graciously agreed to be part of our advisory board. Among them: Eavan Boland, whom we join the rest of the literary world in remembering now, at the news of her death.

Playlists for the Act of Composition

Posted by Cincinnati Review | Apr 23, 2020 | Editors' Dispatches

How does what we’re listening to change what we’re writing?

miCRo: “Postcard from the Pandemic” by Pauletta Hansel

Posted by Cincinnati Review | Apr 22, 2020 | miCRo

In this snapshot, an unrhymed sonnet, Pauletta Hansel shows us a walk near the river in springtime (an acceptable activity during social distancing), even as she ably calls up other time frames: a flood that’s receded, a potential eruption.

Bridging the Gap: Learning to be a Volunteer Reader

Posted by Cincinnati Review | Apr 17, 2020 | Editors' Dispatches

When I learned that I could donate my time as a volunteer reader for The Cincinnati Review, I jumped at the opportunity. But how was I going to bridge the two worlds and succeed in my new role? Would my love of reading be enough?